Separator



P, AMET SEPARATOR '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed- July 16, 1926 Znve'rz for. Pierre And, a, w W

I Attorney Oct.16, 1928.

o. Q m H 1,687,603 P AMET SEPARAIOR Flled July 16, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lnvefitor:

l be/"re Ame Attakrze y I latented 0st. 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES PIERRE AMET, or rams, FRANCE.

SEPARATOR.

Application filed Jui 1s, iszase'riai n6. 122,996, as in France m 30,: 925.

It is a matter of commonknowledge that gasoline for use with GXPlGSlQIl engines should be freed from any water and solid particles which itmay-contain, and that the provision made for such treatment in roadside. filling apparatus is often inadequate and even poor.

The object of my inventionis to provide a separator chiefly intended for roadside gasoline dispensing devices but, in a general way, applicable to any'other dispensing ap paratus. My separator is designed 1 01" the purpose of automatically separating from the gasoline wherein they may happen to be contained water and solid particles.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood I have illustrated, as an e:: ample,an embodiment ofthe device which is the object thereof in and by the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is avertical section of aseparator constructed according to my invention;

' Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the same. l y

The india. rubber hose or that leads from the dispensing. apparatus is connected with the separator proper by means of a detach? ableunion-handle 5 adapted to be securely fitted on the end or a tube or nipple 0 which.

is integral with the separator proper. On reaching the separator gasoline enters an an nular chamber 03 through which it flows in the direction indicated by arrows on Figure 2. Said chamber comprises bafiles 6 formed with apertures f that increase gradually in diameter from the inlet to the outlet thereof. ,The chamber d is designed to decrease the speed at which gasoline enters the separator, the gasoline being always full load on reaching the separator. At the same time, owing to battles e, whatever solid particles may be contained in the gasoline settle on the bottom of the chamber and are not carried into circulation. I

Gasoline issues from the chamber through aperture 9 and descends through central tube It to the space between two plates 2' throughout which it spreadsthereby effecting separation from the gasoline of any water contained in'it, the gasoline rising into the body j oi the separator, while the water descends into part is.

cles which it may have contained, the gasoline issues from container 7' through a tube Z and second chamber 32 concentric with the first one and disposed within the same and, like 1t, comprising bafiles formed with openings gradually increasing in diameter from/the gasoline inlet to its outlet. Gasoline issues tromsaid second chamber p through an aperture q in order to arrive into an upper tank r-wherefrom' it descends. through an annular rai es a float M which acts through a suit-able stem or rod 1), the upper part of which is connected with valve m while its lower part connected witha ball shaped valved When, owing to float u risingpvalve m is closed and vaive mis open, which the operator can readfronra pointer. visible from outside and actuated by rod ".1, the water can be dis charged i'rom the apparatus by opening cock y, whereupon float a will sinlrand restore the hlter to normal working condition.

The-casing or, body of theseparatormay be made of metal with transparent windows, or entirely made of transparent materlal in order to enable gasoline consumers to watch,

its operation. The separator can be constantly filled with gasoline and the quantity passing through will be the one shown by the measuring instruments of the dispensing apparatus itself. The separator being full on being set working, will remain full at the endof use and will simply have been traversed by the quantity of gasoline delivered by the dispensing apparatus.-

Handle 5 may constitute a chamber with filtering material for the gasoline to permeate through. I

I claim as my invention:

1.' A gasoline separator, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for the gasoline; and concentric outer and inner annular settling chambers within the casing in communication with each other, and also in communication, respectively, with said inlet and'outlet, each chamber having a plurality of internalradial battles formed with apertures; p i 2. A gasoline separator, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for the gasoline; and concentric'outer and inner anp passes through valve m and orificeo, into a nula-r settling chambers disposed in acommon 1o horizontal plane within the casing in communlcationwith each other, and alsoiinicommunicatlon, respectively, with said inlet and outlet, each chamber having a plurality of internal radial battles formed withapertures;

3. A gasoline separator, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for" the: gasoline; and concentric outer and inner annular settling chambers within the casing in communication with each other, and also in communication, respectively, with said inlet and outlet, each chamberhavin'ga plurality of internal radialbaflles formed with apertures which increase in size in the successive baffles from the inlet to the outlet of the chamber.

4. A gasoline separator, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for the gasoline;and concentric outerand inner annular settling chambers'disposed in a common horizontal plane within the casing in communication with each other, and also in communication, respectively with said inlet and outlet, each chamber having'a plurality of internal radial baffles formed with apertures which increase in size-in the successive bafiles from theinlet to the outlet of the chamber.

5. A. gasolineseparator, comprising a casing having an inlet'for gasoline and separate outlets for gasoline and water; concentric outer and inner annular settling chambers in the casing, the' outer chamber having its inlet in communication with the gasoline inlet, and the inner chamber having its outlet in communication with the gasoline outlet;

' means within said casing communicating with the outlet ofthe outer settling chamber for separating the water contained in the gasoline from the gasollne itself; and separate collecting chambers in said'caslng for the gasoline and water, both collecting chambers l n a a i ,n i c A being incommunlcation with sa d separating means, and the gasoline collecting chamber .8. A gasoline separator, comprisng a cas-- 111g having an'inlet for gasoline and separate outlets for gasoline and water; concentric outer and inner annular settling chambers'in the "casing, the outer chainberhaving its inlet in communication withthe gasoline inlet, and the inner chamber having its outlet in communication with the gasoline outlet; means within said casing communicating with the outlet of the outer settling chamberfor separating the water contained in the gasoline fromthe gasoline itself; separate collecting chambersin said casing for the gasoline and water, both collecting chambers beingin inlet communication with said separating means,

outlet leading to the inner settling chamber,

while the water-collecting chamber has an outlet leading to the water: outlet; and" a double-acting valve device for simultaneously opening communication between theiwater;

collecting chamber and outlet and closing the I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

I w PIERREAMET entrance to the gasolinecollecting chamber.

and the gasoline collecting chamber having an 

